1801 Vermont Gubernatorial Election
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The 1801 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of Isaac Tichenor to a one-year term. The
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met in Newbury on October 8. The
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appointed a committee to examine the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor,
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,
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, and members of the governor's council. The committee examined the votes, which showed that Isaac Tichenor was chosen for a fifth one-year term. In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for a sixth one-year term.
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was elected to a second one-year term as treasurer. Vote totals for the governor's race were not recorded, but one Vermont newspaper indicated that Tichenor had been reelected "by a large majority."


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